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Growth in the handset market in the United States remains healthy, and recent market-share figures for vendors paint a markedly different picture than the global scene. Handset sales in the …

The handset market in the United States in the first quarter grew 12% over the year-ago quarter, with the sale of about 39 million units valued at nearly $3 billion, …

RealNetworks Inc. expanded its mobile entertainment business with the $9 million acquisition of Sony NetServices.A joint venture between Sony DADC and Sony Europe, Sony NetServices targets carriers in eight European …

In Hollywood, sequels sometimes do well at the box office. But the record is mixed, leading one to conclude that sequels are typically perceived as safer bets than utterly new, …

RealNetworks Inc. expanded its mobile entertainment business with the $9 million acquisition of Sony NetServices.A joint venture between Sony DADC and Sony Europe, Sony NetServices targets carriers in eight European …

Nuance Communications Inc. continued to help thin the speech-recognition herd, snapping up VoiceSignal Technologies Inc. in a deal valued at nearly $300 million.Nuance said it will fork over 5.8 million …

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Counting on “small details” to differentiate its latest product launch, Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications L.P. announced it will launch its new S500 handset in the United States. Pricing and distribution …

“Spider-Man 3” hit box-office gold as it broke the U.S. and global opening weekend box office records upon release the first weekend of May. While much of the film industry …

More than four months after announcing its acquisition of BellSouth Corp., AT&T Inc. continues a determined push to rebrand Cingular as “the new AT&T.” Though that phrase has gotten its …

Nokia Corp. is deepening its hold on the Chinese handset market, the world’s largest cellphone market and also one of its most rapidly growing.The Finnish handset vendor signed a strategic …

Counting on “small details” to differentiate its latest product launch, Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications L.P. announced it will launch its new S500 handset in the United States. Pricing and distribution …

The word last week that Nokia Corp.’s new N75 device would debut soon at AT&T Mobility drew its share of attention, for good reason. Though Olli-Pekka Kallasvuo, Nokia’s CEO, has …

AT&T Mobility slashed prices last week on its two BlackBerry Pearl models to $100, down from $150 for the red model and $200 on the regular model. Research In Motion …

Juice Wireless hauled in $2.3 million from Qualcomm Inc. and 21 Ventures as part of a second funding round, according to a Juice representative.The New York-based startup is hoping to …

Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications has come of age in the past year and finds itself in an enviable, if somewhat dicey, position. No resting on your laurels in a what-have-you-done-for-me-lately …

Everyone loves a horse race, and in the first quarter global competition in the handset industry has tightened, infusing the high-stakes race with a sense that the future is in …

The global handset market grew 12 percent in the first quarter over the year-ago quarter to 252 million units, the first time in two years that growth in this segment …

Sony Ericsson continued its strong momentum in the first quarter of the year, posting big gains in revenue and profit. The vendor’s growth in those two metrics far outstrips all …

InterDigital Communications Corp. updated its first-quarter guidance to reflect additional royalties identified during a routine audit conducted by the company.The company said it expects revenues to range from $67 million …

Editor’s Note: Welcome to our Monday feature, Analyst Angle. We’ve collected a group of the industry’s leading analysts to give their outlook on the hot topics in the wireless industry. …

This year, worldwide replacement handset sales will rise to more than double the number of first-time purchases, according to a forecast by market research firm iSuppli Corp. And that has …

Conventional wisdom has it that since early January, every handset vendor and carrier has scrambled for an answer to the you-know-who phone, due in June. Regardless of the handicapping already …

ORLANDO, Fla.-The mantra of profitability remains the guiding principle at Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications L.P., even as it invests in development efforts in the United States and moves ahead in …

ORLANDO, Fla.-The mantra of profitability remains the guiding principle at Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications, even as it invests in development efforts in the United States and moves ahead in emerging …